# Dakpara Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Dakpara

Dakpara is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,775 people in 330 households**, the 50th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 1,775people (2011)
- 330households
- 54.0%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Dakpara PIN code and other codes

Dakpara falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSakhuadali
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222402

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dakpara from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)56 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dakpara?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dakpara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dakpara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dakpara

Of every 100 households in Dakpara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dakpara · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**92%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****6%**

**16%

Television ****9%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dakpara?

■ Dakpara · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**977

Working population ****30.1%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.2% for men and 47.1% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 315 (59%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 116 (22%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Thakurganj

- Chapati1,907 people
- Burhnai Bahadurpur1,893 people
- Bhelagori1,880 people
- Gunjar Mari1,809 people
- Giddhnikola1,763 people
- Karua Mani1,757 people
- Gamhirgarh1,700 people
- Karua Mani1,677 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dakpara from Kishanganj?56 km by road
- What is the population of Dakpara?1,775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakpara in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dakpara?54.0% (Census 2011)